The value of a usability-supporting architectural pattern in software architecture design: A controlled experiment

Proceedings - 27th International Conference on Software Engineering, ICSE05

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 460-469

  Golden, Elspeth ^a   John, Bonnie E ^a   Bass, Len ^b  

^a Human Computer Interaction Institute ^*  (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled experiment; Design pattern; Modification; Software architecture; Usability

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT; DESIGN PATTERN; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; USABILITY; DESIGN PATTERNS; SOFTWARE DESIGN; USABILITY SUPPORTING ARCHITECTURAL PATTERN (USAP);

EDUCATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MODIFICATION; STUDENTS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 33244454738     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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